Hi All,
I am a new member to the forum. I am about to turn 30 this November, and realized it is time for a change in my life.
I have been overweight for as long as I can remember, but in the past 5 - 6 years it has gotten out of control. I am an emotional eater, food has always been a "reward" for me.
I am 5'4 and currently 240 pounds. This is my first attempt at losing the weight. I started my plan on Sept. 5th (and proud that I have managed to make it this far
). My goal is to lose 100 pounds by Labour Day 2007, losing 25 pounds every 3 months.
My nutrition plan is to reduce my daily calorie intake to 1200 - 1500. I plan to have a "cheater" day once a week, allowing myself 2500 calories that day. I also plan to start drinking 8 glasses of water a day and cutting caffine out of my diet.
My exercise plan is to use the treadmill in the building gym 5 times a week. 3 days I will use the treadmill for 60 minutes, 2 days I will use it for 30 minutes. Weather permitting, I may take walks outside.
I don't really have a support network, so I am hoping to get that here. I do live with my boyfriend who is supportive of my goals, but not really in a place where he wants to join me on this journey. Maybe if he can see some results from me, that will change his mindset.
I think my goals are realistic, but don't really have experience to base that on, just research I have done. I am looking for feedback on whether this is realistic from you, any suggestions you may have and most definately supportive words.
I plan to use this thread to track my progress. I know this is a lifestyle change and I just have to take it one day at a time.
BlackKat
I am a new member to the forum. I am about to turn 30 this November, and realized it is time for a change in my life.
I have been overweight for as long as I can remember, but in the past 5 - 6 years it has gotten out of control. I am an emotional eater, food has always been a "reward" for me.
I am 5'4 and currently 240 pounds. This is my first attempt at losing the weight. I started my plan on Sept. 5th (and proud that I have managed to make it this far
). My goal is to lose 100 pounds by Labour Day 2007, losing 25 pounds every 3 months.My nutrition plan is to reduce my daily calorie intake to 1200 - 1500. I plan to have a "cheater" day once a week, allowing myself 2500 calories that day. I also plan to start drinking 8 glasses of water a day and cutting caffine out of my diet.
My exercise plan is to use the treadmill in the building gym 5 times a week. 3 days I will use the treadmill for 60 minutes, 2 days I will use it for 30 minutes. Weather permitting, I may take walks outside.
I don't really have a support network, so I am hoping to get that here. I do live with my boyfriend who is supportive of my goals, but not really in a place where he wants to join me on this journey. Maybe if he can see some results from me, that will change his mindset.
I think my goals are realistic, but don't really have experience to base that on, just research I have done. I am looking for feedback on whether this is realistic from you, any suggestions you may have and most definately supportive words.
I plan to use this thread to track my progress. I know this is a lifestyle change and I just have to take it one day at a time.
BlackKat
